1996 NAPA 500

31st race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 134.661 mph km/h Motor Racing Network Barney Hall, Allen Bestwick Turns 1 and 2: Joe Moore Turns 3 and 4: Kurt Becker The 1996 NAPA 500 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass. 37th Annual NAPA 500 Bobby Labonte 29.476 Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte 147 18 Joe Gibbs Racing November 10 Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway 31 31 ESPN NAPA 500 1996 328 803.41 2.48 1.54 499.216 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 1996 NAPA 500.jpeg The 1996 NAPA 500 was the 31st and final stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 10, 1996, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.522 mi km permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. At race's end, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would manage to dominate for a majority of the race to take his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Green Jr. Ron November 11, 1996 Labontes take home all the prizes http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/11_10nap.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213641/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/11_10nap.htm August 15, 2000 October 27, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverSonderegger John November 11, 1996 At NAPA 500, Labontes Win More Than Race 24 St. Louis Post-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112086048/at-napa-500-labontes-win-more-than-race/ October 27, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. In the process, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte, needing an eighth-place finish or better to clinch the championship, would ride to a fifth-place finish, finishing ahead of runner-up Jeff Gordon, Labonte's teammate by 37 points. The championship was Labonte's second and final championship of his career.Harris Mike November 11, 1996 Labonte, brothers cruise to race, NASCAR crowns 53 Citizens' Voice https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112086303/labonte-brothers-cruise-to-race/ October 27, 2022 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960. The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54 mi km on where before it was 1.522 mi km on. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. Entry list (R) - denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Randy BakerMiles MotorsportsChevrolet3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord15Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord20Elton SawyerRanier-Walsh RacingFord21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Ron Barfield Jr.David Blair MotorsportsFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Robert PressleyDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac33Todd BodineAndy Petree RacingChevrolet37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Greg SacksTeam SABCOChevrolet41Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Jack SpragueKen Schrader RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord78Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord95Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord97Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, November 8, at 2:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, November 9, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-38 would be decided on time,November 8, 1996 NAPA 500 15 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112086362/napa-500/ October 27, 2022 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points. Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.476 and an average speed of 185.887 mph km/h.Strubin John November 9, 1996 'Other' Labonte might be factor in race for series title 101 Fort Worth Star-Telegram https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112086458/other-labonte-might-be-factor-in-race/ October 27, 2022 Newspapers.com Six drivers would fail to qualify: Derrike Cope, Jeremy Mayfield, Dick Trickle, Kenny Wallace, Ron Barfield Jr., and Kyle Petty. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.476185.887224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.571185.29035Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.688184.55946Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.693184.528588Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.757184.131628Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29.775184.020733Todd BodineAndy Petree RacingChevrolet29.800183.866840Greg SacksTeam SABCOPontiac29.817183.761943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.874183.4101097Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac29.880183.373118Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord29.886183.3371252Jack SpragueKen Schrader RacingPontiac29.891183.3061394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord29.906183.2141495Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord29.910183.190151Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac29.911183.1831630Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac29.914183.165173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.928183.0791829Robert PressleyDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet29.928183.0791911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord29.930183.067209Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord29.936183.0302187Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.941183.0002278Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord29.948182.9572322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac29.970182.8232420Elton SawyerRanier-Walsh RacingFord29.971182.8172577Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord29.973182.8052641Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.798183.8782702Randy BakerMiles MotorsportsChevrolet29.914183.1652810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.983182.7442919Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord30.017182.537302Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord30.031182.4513198John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord30.033182.4393215Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord30.037182.4153321Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord30.045182.366344Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.058182.2883516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord30.064182.2513671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet30.066182.2393717Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet30.088182.106387Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord30.092182.082Provisionals3925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord -* -*4123Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord -* -*4275Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*Failed to qualify4312Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord -* -*4437Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord -* -*4590Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord -* -*4681Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord -* -*4727Ron Barfield Jr.David Blair MotorsportsFord -* -*4842Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet328147running185$274,9002588Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3280running170$59,5003224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32859running170$71,6004173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3284running165$47,400535Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32828running160$48,8006943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac32813running155$40,000746Mark MartinRoush RacingFord32814running151$37,88082810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3280running142$34,10094099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3281running143$26,07510302Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3280running134$34,000113321Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord3280running130$29,125122322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3287running132$33,00013151Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac3280running124$30,375144123Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3280running121$27,95015344Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3280running118$34,025162577Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord3280running115$20,15017118Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord3280running112$19,73018840Greg SacksTeam SABCOPontiac3270running109$15,31519209Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3271running111$26,175201394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3270running103$27,360211911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3272running105$25,445221097Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac3270running97$14,230232420Elton SawyerRanier-Walsh RacingFord3270running94$14,015243198John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3260running91$17,400253671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3250running88$17,28526387Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3250running85$28,470271630Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac3250running82$24,755284275Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord3220running79$16,540292278Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord3210running76$13,180303925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3190running73$23,305313516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3160running70$23,14032733Todd BodineAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3120running67$22,975331829Robert PressleyDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3030running64$22,910342187Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet2810running61$22,345352641Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2592engine63$21,98036628Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord25550crash60$44,215373717Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1960handling52$19,685381495Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord1940oil leak49$12,550392919Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord1920crash46$12,550403215Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord1900crash43$19,550412702Randy BakerMiles MotorsportsChevrolet510crash40$12,550421252Jack SpragueKen Schrader RacingPontiac230crash37$12,550Official race results References 1996 Dura Lube 500 1997 Daytona 500 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway Category:November 1996 sports events in the United States Category:1996 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)